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Leef Knob

Leef Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Leef Knob rises to 827 m in West Virginia. Cross Mountain stands 1,271 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bennett Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Midland Trail passes 6.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31717819, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
827 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.83151, -80.72314

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 38
Ghost towns: 19
Cliffs: 17
Historic sites: 7
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 9.9 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 14.3 mi
  • Red Ash Coke Ovens: 19.8 mi
  • Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 19.8 mi
  • Rush Run Coke Ovens: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 6
Museums: 5
  • Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 14.0 mi
  • Veteran's Museum: 14.1 mi
  • Hinton Railroad Museum: 14.2 mi
  • Greenbrier Military School Museum: 15.8 mi
  • Second Creek Mill: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Sandstone Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Sandstone Falls: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Brooks Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Leef Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cross MountainNE 36°1,271 m12.1 mi
Huggins KnobNE 44°1,204 m12.9 mi
Buffalo MountainNE 43°1,204 m13.3 mi
Keeney KnobSSE 166°1,195 m4.1 mi
Red Spring MountainS 174°1,169 m3.6 mi
Rich KnobNNE 12°1,160 m13.2 mi
Mill Creek MountainN 6°1,122 m13.9 mi
Allen KnobN 6°1,119 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:35
June solstice06:0220:1020:49
September equinox07:1118:4719:22
December solstice07:3616:2717:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313542536269737266544335
Precip in3.02.93.83.64.43.74.23.13.42.62.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alderson, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1541612 — Leef Knob, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356518130

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